The best cellulite treatment option to fight cellulite is plain-old diet and exercise (jump on those treadmills!).  Although this is the most difficult method of cellulite reduction on your body, it is also the most effective.  The reason it is so difficult to rid yourself of cellulite in this manner is because the fat that causes cellulite is also the last fat to disappear from your body.  Even though it is tough to achieve, there is no reason not to go for it, as it encourages a fit lifestyle and will improve your overall health anyway.  You really can’t go wrong.  If you decide to use this method, make sure to focus on eating healthier, and have a routine combination workout of aerobic exercise and strength training.  There are many different types of diets available, like the 1000 calorie day diet, so be sure to find something that works for you.

Another popular anti cellulite treatment is liposuction.  These days laser treatment is being used for all kinds of things (like rosacea laser treatment for instance). While this is effective in lowering the total amount of fat on the body, a lot of times it is ineffective fighting cellulite, due to the fact that the fat removed is very deep in the body and not near the skin (which is where the fat causing the cellulite is located).  Results against cellulite are varied when this treatment is used as the sole means of fighting cellulite.

If you are interested in non surgical liposuction procedures, another popular treatment for cellulite to look into is laser skin tightening or IPL laser treatment.  How it works is a combination of bi-polar radio frequency and infrared light energy is used directly on your skin.  The idea is that the laser reduces the amount of fat beneath the skin, and tightens the top layer of the skin.  While this procedure has been successful with some people, it is extremely expensive.  Each session can run more than $1000, and you need to go to at least six times for lasting results.  There is also a new treatment called laser liposuction.

Mesotherapy is another popular treatment option.  This process involves inserting numerous tiny injections around the area of the skin where the cellulite is present.  The shots contain vitamins, minerals, and amino acids.  These treatments, while sometimes effective, a lot of times only work temporarily.  They also have potential side effects that include slight burning, swelling, and pain for days after the injections.  This treatment is administered weekly over a period of 6 to 10 weeks.

The last type of treatment available is simply using cellulite creams and a good old fashioned body brush.  Using a cellulite lotion is cheaper, easier, and less invasive than other treatments described above.  I would suggest starting off using a cellulite cream, as well as a regimented diet combined with cellulite exercises.  If you have tried those cellulite removal treatments and are unsatisfied with the results, then look at a more drastic treatment option such as liposuction, lipodissolve, MedSpa, Mesotherapy, or laser.

There are a lot of factors that determine whether a person has cellulite and it’s level of severity.  A person’s sex, hormones, genetic makeup, age, amount of body fat, and their thickness of the skin are all factors.   While we know that they are related in some way, it is very difficult to pinpoint one of those factors as the main cause of cellulite; in most cases it is a combination of things.  Even certain diseases can have an effect on cellulite (such as Diabetes*).  Also, we all know that too much sun is bad for the skin, so if you want to be tan, go for spray tanning instead.

Scientifically speaking, what is actually occurring beneath the skin is that fat is being caught and stored in strands on the upper most layer of the skin by collagen fibers.  This fat is causing the top layer of skin to bend around these pockets of trapped fat, thus creating the lumpy and dimpled appearance of the skin.

The bad news is that these pockets of fat press on the collagen fibers, leaving little room for the natural lymphatic drainage system of the body.  This means that it is somewhat difficult to relieve that skin of the fats stored inside.  That part of the skin is less receptive to diet and exercise than other parts of the body are.  Basically, to get rid of cellulite through diet and exercise, you have to remove all the fat from your body, because the fat in that part of your skin is the last to disappear (be sure to read cellulite exercises for more information on this).  Cellulite removal is possible, but it is also very difficult.

While cellulite is considered unattractive or an “eyesore” in society today, there is nothing actually dangerous, or even unhealthy about cellulite.  Cellulite is even found in thin and healthy people who have found ways to achieve effective fast weight loss.  Likewise, someone who is overweight or leads an unhealthy lifestyle may have no signs of cellulite anywhere on their body!  While it is more likely that an overweight and unhealthy person would have cellulite, that is not always the case.

Because it is difficult to determine the cause of cellulite in different people, it is also difficult to determine the best cellulite reduction treatment; every person reacts differently to different types of methods.  However, a lot of people find that using a combination of methods is the best way to improve your condition.  Outside of diet and exercise, using a cellulite reduction cream is healthy for the skin and can temporarily improve the appearance (so far, cellulite lotion has not been demonstrated to have any lasting long-term effects).  If you are willing to spend the money, consistently using a cellulite cream is a way to manage the dimpling of your skin, along with the use of a good body brush.  There are also cellulite treatment surgical procedures such as liposuction, Mesotherapy, lipodissolve (in the category of non surgical liposuction procedures), IPL laser treatment, and laser skin tightening that have varying effects on different people.

*If you have diabetes, you may want to check out the diabetic menu.